[meteorite-list] Rust removers

2003-09-21 Thread Pierre-Marie PELE
Hello to the List, I'm searching for rust removers. Here in France are sold two products called Oxalic Acid and Dithonite. Did you ever used these products on iron meteorites ? Thanks in advance. Check out soon my book Les Meteorites francaises. You can get information on my website

Re: [meteorite-list] Rust removers

2003-09-21 Thread Pekka Savolainen
Hello, Pierre and the list, Oxalic acid is a simple member of the caboxylic acids -family, you can find it from the rhubarb. It´s strong enough to remove rust from porcelain etc. I have tried it in some Nantans and Campos with not so good results, it´s too weak to remove any deeper rust from

[meteorite-list] NWA 869 on ebay

2003-09-21 Thread M come Meteorite Meteorites
Hello all I have cut a big piece of NWA 869 and I have found some nice inclusions, some similar to my NWA 900 inclusions. I have put some pieces on Ebay here: http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ for who is interested I have another big end piece with a big black inclusion, if

Re: [meteorite-list] Middlesboro Built In Meteor Crater, Geologists Say; Town Hopes To Cash In

2003-09-21 Thread j . divelbiss
Thanx Ron as always...well, there you go Tom...a meteoritic impact on Kentucky living. Must be a sign... John http://www.courier-journal.com/localnews/2003/09/20ky/met-5-crater0920-6646.html Middlesboro built in meteor crater, geologists say; town hopes to cash in By ROGER ALFORD

Re: [meteorite-list] Kentucky?

2003-09-21 Thread John Gwilliam
If my memory is correct, Meteorite List member, Brad Sampson is located in Lexington, KY. I've never talked to anyone that has met Brad in person, but many of us have had dealings with him. Best, John At 02:34 PM 9/20/03 -0700, Tom aka James Knudson wrote: Hello List, Looks like things might

Re: [meteorite-list] Denver Collection Purchases

2003-09-21 Thread bernd . pauli
Jim wrote: The first is a 723 gram oriented Murchison http://209.238.151.128/murchison723.htm Ahh !!! Oh, Jim, c'mon, ... don't show us such things, please! In my opinion, this is the best ever photo we have seen of the cut surface of a Murchison. The only other oriented individual

[meteorite-list] SA Orientation???

2003-09-21 Thread Tom aka James Knudson
Hello List, From what I have seen, the back side of an orientated meteorite is usually pretty featureless. I recieved a very nice little 12g SA that has a very nice roll over rim but instead of being featureless on the backside, it has very nice deep regmaglypts! HOW??? Thanks, Tom

Re: [meteorite-list] SA Orientation???

2003-09-21 Thread bernd . pauli
I recieved a very nice little 12g SA that has a very nice roll over rim but instead of being featureless on the backside, it has very nice deep regmaglypts! HOW??? Tom, my personal guess is that it had already developed those thumbprints before it became oriented. Its rapid plunge through the

[meteorite-list] Incredible new Lunar

2003-09-21 Thread Michael Farmer
http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/lap02205.html Has everyone seen this new Antarctic Lunar? Unbelievable, look at the fusion crust and flow lines, what a specimen! I wish it were mine! Mike Farmer

Re: [meteorite-list] Incredible new Lunar

2003-09-21 Thread bernd . pauli
http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/lap02205.html Has everyone seen this new Antarctic Lunar? Unbelievable, look at the fusion crust and flow lines, what a specimen! I wish it were mine! .. and there is more than one kg (1226.3 grams) of this a lunar olivine-bearing mare basalt.

[meteorite-list] New goodies, incredible new achondrites.

2003-09-21 Thread Michael Farmer
Hello everyone, I am announcing that I have finally got in some classifications, some of which are over 2 years old! Anyway, if you want to see two of the most beautiful on the planet, check these out! NWA 1942 http://www.meteoriteguy.com/nwa1942.htm NWA 1943

RE: [meteorite-list] Kentucky?

2003-09-21 Thread David E. Hostetter
Hi, list: Sorry to get into this late, but better late than never! I visited the Middlesboro area for the second time a couple of months ago, and recommend going to see it. Driving into town on the main road from the Interstate, it's clear that the geology is different from the surrounding

[meteorite-list] Galileo End of Mission Status

2003-09-21 Thread Ron Baalke
Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. News Release: 2003-129 September 21, 2003 Galileo End of Mission Status The Galileo spacecraft's 14-year odyssey came to an end on Sunday, Sept. 21, when the spacecraft

RE: [meteorite-list] Rust removers

2003-09-21 Thread Charles R. Viau
Pekka, Pierre and list, How about the electrolysis method , used by the late Mel Fisher. He successfully removed years of tarnish, rust and crustaceous deposits from all sorts of sunken metals objects from the Atocha, like cannon balls, silver coins and combo gold/jewel artifacts with